Alveda King

Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., accused USA Today columnist Nancy Armour of 'race-baiting' for invoking Emmett Till's murder in a piece linking Caitlin Clark's actions to threats against Black and lesbian WNBA players. King criticized Armour's approach as using emotional language to distract from facts and noted no engagement from civil rights experts or USA Today editors on the issue.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused Republicans of using civil rights activist Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr., as a prop to deflect from racism allegations during a hearing on the Southern Poverty Law Center's funding. Crockett criticized the GOP for hypocrisy in targeting SPLC while ignoring racial dynamics and referenced Donald Trump's 2017 Charlottesville comments. She suggested Republicans should instead call on Martin Luther King III or Bernice King to address the issue.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused Republicans of using Alveda King, a niece of Martin Luther King Jr., as a prop to deflect from racism allegations during a hearing on the Southern Poverty Law Center's funding. She criticized GOP members for not addressing the 'elephant in the room' and referenced Donald Trump's 2017 Charlottesville remarks to challenge Republican claims about the SPLC.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released its 2025 'Year in Hate & Extremism Report' during a House Judiciary Committee hearing addressing its criminal indictment for allegedly paying undercover sources to 'foment hate.' The report claims hard-right movements have transitioned from 'extreme to establishment' under the Trump administration, while House Republicans criticized SPLC for mislabeling groups and Democrats defended its civil rights mission.